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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 28, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Monroe rushes Sweeney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sweeney.
#TD#
Sweeney jumps guard and drags Monroe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sweeney is pulling down on Monroe's head. It's preventing any offense from Monroe, at least for the moment.
Monroe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Monroe stopping the sweep attempt from Sweeney.
Monroe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sweeney is keeping the position for now.
Monroe tries to stand but Sweeney is controlling from the bottom.
Monroe trying to control but Sweeney is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney pulls Monroe in to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sweeney tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Monroe throws an elbow that misses. Sweeney uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Monroe's guard. Nice move by Sweeney!#REVR#
Sweeney is working Monroe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sweeney postures up and lands a big shot to Monroe's brow.
Sweeney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sweeney throws a big right hand that misses.
Sweeney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sweeney scoring with some ground and pound.
Sweeney cracks Monroe with a solid left hand.
Monroe working a defensive guard here.
Monroe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sweeney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Sweeney throwing strikes from guard but Monroe blocks nicely.
Monroe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sweeney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monroe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sweeney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sweeney works over Monroe with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB2#
Monroe looking for a guillotine here but Sweeney defends easily.
Monroe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sweeney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T3#
Sweeney wanted to stand there but Monroe had control of the position.
Sweeney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sweeney throwing strikes but missing.
Sweeney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sweeney working some strikes from top position.
Monroe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sweeney lands a couple of digs.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sweeney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sweeney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sweeney has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Monroe is proving hard to escape from.
Monroe wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Monroe clinches with his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sweeney prevents the takedown attempt.
#TD#
Sweeney jumps guard and drags Monroe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sweeney pulls Monroe in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Sweeney dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Sweeney fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Monroe to the ground. Sweeney is now in Monroe's guard.
Sweeney is standing up over Monroe. Monroe looks to escape but Sweeney dives into side control.
#REVB#
Sweeney fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#SUB#
Sweeney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Monroe has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Sweeney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Monroe has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe wants to get back to his feet but Sweeney drags him back down.#T1#
Sweeney working the ground and pound.
Monroe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Monroe is pushing Sweeney's head away, looking to escape. Sweeney manages to hold on to the position though.
Sweeney landing strikes.
Sweeney working the ground and pound.
Sweeney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monroe can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Sweeney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sweeney has control of an arm but Monroe manages to advance to Sweeney's back!
Sweeney has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sweeney is holding onto Monroe's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.#T2#
Monroe doesn't have the hooks in and Sweeney manages to turn into his guard.
Sweeney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sweeney lands a couple of elbows.
Sweeney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweeney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sweeney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sweeney is standing up over Monroe. Monroe looks to escape but Sweeney dives into side control.
Monroe is looking to reverse the position.
Sweeney landing strikes.
Sweeney working the ground and pound from side control.
Sweeney looks up at the clock and then as Monroe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sweeney smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T3#
Sweeney misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Monroe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#SUB#
Sweeney is trying to get an arm triangle but Monroe is defending well.
Monroe is trying to work for a sweep but Sweeney has mounted him!
Sweeney is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Monroe tries to hold on but Sweeney postures up.#SUB#
Sweeney is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Monroe to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Monroe shrugs it off. #T4#
Monroe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sweeney scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Monroe taking shots to the head.
Sweeney can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Monroe is looking to escape.
Sweeney looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Monroe regains half guard.
Sweeney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Sweeney dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Sweeney feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Monroe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sweeney is working Monroe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sweeney cracks Monroe with a solid left hand.
Monroe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sweeney landing some decent shots from guard.
Sweeney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney preventing the sweep.
Sweeney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sweeney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sweeney stopping the sweep attempt from Monroe.#T1#
Sweeney stands up over Monroe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Monroe working for a triangle but Sweeney defends it easily.
Monroe thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sweeney landing with the ground and pound.
Sweeney works over Monroe with some ground and pound from guard.
Sweeney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sweeney throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Monroe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sean Sweeney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sweeney with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sweeney distracts Monroe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sweeney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sweeney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sweeney lands a couple of elbows.
Monroe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sweeney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monroe is trying to control the position but Sweeney postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sweeney landing with the ground and pound. #T3#
Sweeney connects with a couple of short punches.
Monroe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sweeney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sweeney is working Monroe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sweeney connects with a couple of short punches.
Sweeney with a nice head shot there.
Sweeney connects with a couple of short punches.
Sweeney is in close to Monroe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sweeney cracks Monroe with a solid left hand.
Sweeney postures up and lands a big shot to Monroe's brow. #T4#
Sweeney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sweeney working some strikes from top position.
Sweeney working some strikes from top position.
Sweeney distracts Monroe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sweeney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sweeney works over Monroe with some ground and pound from guard.
Sweeney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sweeney works over Monroe with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monroe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monroe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sweeney haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Sweeney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sweeney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Sweeney!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Whitaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitaker avoids the body shot from Monroe.
#CL#
Whitaker moves into range and clinches up with Monroe.
Whitaker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monroe has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Monroe is trying to trip Whitaker. He has hold of a leg but Whitaker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Monroe persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Monroe prevents Whitaker from getting back to his feet.
Whitaker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Monroe throwing strikes from guard but Whitaker blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe wants to control from the top but Whitaker keeps moving. #T1##SUB#
Whitaker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Monroe defends it easily.
Whitaker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
Monroe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitaker is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Whitaker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Monroe defends well.
Monroe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Whitaker's guard.
Whitaker is holding on to half guard well.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Monroe is looking to advance position but Whitaker won't allow it.
Monroe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Whitaker wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Monroe is looking for a kimura here.
Whitaker is looking to escape.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Whitaker checks a leg kick.
Whitaker throws a quick counter head kick but Monroe was just out of range.#TD2#
Monroe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Whitaker on his heels. He'll look to pass Whitaker's guard now, I'm sure.
Whitaker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monroe is controlling him.
Monroe being controlled here momentarily.
Monroe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitaker is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Monroe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Whitaker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Monroe has managed to get both his arms back between Whitaker's legs - danger averted.
Whitaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully. #T4#
Monroe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monroe prevents Whitaker from getting back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#SUB#
Whitaker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#ES#
Whitaker is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Monroe presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #TD2#
Monroe gets a trip takedown into half guard.#ES#
Whitaker makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mark Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Monroe looking to score a takedown here. Whitaker is defending well but Monroe drives through and ends up in Whitaker's guard.#ES#
Whitaker pushes Monroe off and gets back to his feet.
Whitaker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Monroe is fending him off so far but Whitaker persists. Nope, Monroe circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lon Whitaker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Whitaker clinches up with Monroe and pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Monroe jumps guard and drags Whitaker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Monroe is looking for a triangle here but Whitaker uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Monroe is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Whitaker is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Monroe is working to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker working Monroe over with strikes here.
Whitaker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#T1#
Monroe is in a horrible position here. Whitaker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Monroe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monroe wants to hold on but Whitaker pushes him away.
Whitaker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Monroe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Whitaker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Monroe?
Monroe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Whitaker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T2#
Whitaker landing shots from mount.
Whitaker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Whitaker unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe is desperately trying to improve his position but Whitaker has a good base and remains in mount.
Monroe is breathing heavily.
Whitaker raining down shots from the mount!
Whitaker with shots to the head and body - Monroe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Monroe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Whitaker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#T3#
Monroe tries to reverse the position but Whitaker maintains control.
Monroe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Whitaker lands a heavy elbow.
Monroe tries to lock up and control but Whitaker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Monroe is looking to get to half guard.#SUB#
Whitaker with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Monroe wants to hold on but Whitaker pushes him away.
Whitaker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T4#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Whitaker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Whitaker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lon Whitaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitaker lands a nice shot to the head.
Monroe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#SUB#
Whitaker looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lon Whitaker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Monroe is looking to clinch.
Whitaker is looking to counter punch.#TD2#
Monroe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Monroe trying to control the position but Whitaker is working away.
Whitaker tries to buck Monroe off but Monroe is having none of it.
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Monroe wants to control but Whitaker is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker struggling a bit here.#SUB2#
Monroe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1#
Monroe working away.
Whitaker is pushing Monroe's head away, looking to escape. Monroe manages to hold on to the position though.
Monroe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whitaker keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Whitaker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whitaker is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Monroe has just dragged him back down to the mat.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Whitaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monroe can do to turn this around?
Monroe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#TD2#
Monroe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Whitaker kicks off Monroe and gets to his feet.
Monroe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2##TD2#
Monroe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#ES#
Whitaker has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Monroe is on him like a limpet, forcing Whitaker back against the cage.
Whitaker misses with a knee strike.
Whitaker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Monroe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Monroe shoots in and bounces Whitaker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES#
Whitaker is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #T3#
Whitaker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monroe has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Monroe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Whitaker is trying to defend but Monroe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES#
Whitaker kicks off Monroe and gets to his feet.
Mark Monroe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4#
Whitaker misses the shot to the body.
Monroe wants to clinch.#CL#
Whitaker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monroe tries to land knees in the clinch but Whitaker avoids the damage to the body.
Whitaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Monroe has double underhooks.
Mark Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lon Whitaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whitaker tries to break free but Monroe pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lon Whitaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whitaker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lon Whitaker!
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